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My daughter is 8 weeks and from birth would only take one side at a feeding. She eats every couple hours through the day, but at night will go 6 hours. She weighed 6 lb 1oz at birth and now is over 10 lbs, so she's getting what she needs. I do worry that her appetite will increase and we won't have enough milk and we cannot get her to take a bottle. I know I'm not much help, I just thought I would share my experience.

My baby usually only eats at one breast at each feeding. She usually nurses for at least 15-20 minutes, then she is done. At the next feeding we do the other breast. I was also worried thinking maybe I should be doing both breasts at each feeding. Well she went to the doctors today she was 8 pounds 7 ounces. She is only 2 weeks old and was 7 pounds 9 ounces at birth. So she is obiviously getting enough food!! I guess every baby is different. As long as they seem satisfied after eating it is fine.

You're all doing the right thing - don't worry. A lactation consultant at the hospital told me they don't tell women to bf 10 minutes on each breast anymore because then babies sometimes don't get the hind milk. Hind milk is the stuff behind the first watery milk that comes out. If you've ever pumped, you can see it. The first milk you pump is watery-white, then it turns creamier - the hind milk has more fat in it - that's good for babies! And in everyone it's different how long it takes baby to suck to get to your hind milk. So one boob at a feeding is fine. The lac consultant also told me that if you're sleep deprived and start to forget which breast you feed the baby last, put on a bracelet - and switch it to the other wrist each time you feed to help you remember where you left off.